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Blo In the latter signification (to which blocken, ‘to put in prison,’ is related) it represents  bilóh (with syncopated i; see other similar examples under ), ‘lock-up,’ which belongs to an    lûkan, ‘to lock’ ( further  lock; see ). The meaning ‘log, plank’ ( bloch), is probably based on a different word, which is most likely related to ; even in, bloh occurs. The cognates passed into ( bloc, bloquer), whence again ,  to block.   ,, ‘weak, dim-sighted, imbecile,’ from blœde, ‘infirm, weak, tender, timid,’  blôdi,  blôði, ‘timid.’   bleáþ, ‘weak,’  blauþr;  *blauþus, ‘weak, powerless,’ may be inferred from its    blauþjan, ‘to render powerless, invalid, to abolish.’ According to the permutation of consonants, the pre- form of the  may have been bhláutu-s, with the primary meaning ‘powerless, weak.’ Yet the stem cannot be traced farther back. From this word éblouir, ‘to dazzle,’ is borrowed.   ,, ‘to bleat,’ simply, of  origin. blöken, bleken, bloiken.  ,, ‘blonde, fair,’ from blunt(d), ‘fair,’ which first appears when the  influence began (about 1200 A.D.), and is undoubtedly of  origin. blond, biondo,  blundus, give the impression that these words were borrowed from, especially since other  names of colours have been adopted by. The earlier periods of have, however, no  blunda- The connection of  and  blundo with  ( blunda) may be possible (  prý-blinde, ‘twilight’), especially as the meaning of the names of colours is variable.  ,, ‘bare, destitute, mere,’ from blôȥ. ‘exposed, naked’; it corresponds to and  bloot, ‘bare,’  bleát, ‘poor, wretched’ ( blautr, ‘soft, fresh, tender,’ as well as  blôȥ, ‘proud,’ have a divergent meaning). On account of the and  blutt,  blott, ‘unfledged, uncovered, unclad,’ the origin of  blauto- ‘mere,’ is dubious. Perhaps is a cognate.   ,, ‘to bloom, flower,’ from the  blüen, blüejen,  bluojan; a  , which, however, judging by  blôwan ( to blow), ‘to bloom,’  was formerly strong;  *blôjan. the stem blô- has a wide ramification in particular dialects; the primary sense is ‘to bloom.’ It is further apparent in many words for  (‘leaf’) and  (‘flower’); see the following word, where the non- cognates are discussed.   ,, ‘blossom, flower,’ from bluome, , ,  bluoma,  (bluomo, );   blômo,  blôma,  blôma,  bloom. -man-is a suffix; the root blô (see ) shows that  is  ‘the blooming plant.’ The following are also  cognates of : —  bloesem (besides bloem),  blôstm, blôstma,  blossom; perhaps their s belongs, however, to the root; this is indicated by  blôsen, ‘to bloom,’ which points to the close connection between  blossom and  florere for *flôsê-re, flôs (flôr-is for *flôsis). A root bhlô without this s appears in bláth, ‘blossom,’   blooth, ‘flower.’ See further the following word, also  and.   , ( and Swiss, bluešt, ), from the   bluost,, ‘blossom';  *blôs-ts is connected perhaps with the Aryan root bhlôs, ‘to bloom,’ preserved in  blôs-tma,  flôrere (for *flôsere). See and.   ,, ‘blood, race,’ from the  bluot,  bluot, ; it corresponds regularly to  bloed,  blôd,  blood. An word meaning ‘blood,’ which is common to all the dialects;   blôþa- (for *blôda-). Pre- bhlâto- does not appear in any cognate language with the same meaning. The Aryan languages have no common word for blood. With respect to the word, it is still undecided whether it belongs to a root blô, ‘to bloom.’  also  to bleed (for *blodjan). For see. in compounds like, , has nothing to do with , but is with the meaning ‘bare, naked’;  and  blutt. <section end="Blut" /> <section begin="blutrünstig" /> , see. <section end="blutrünstig" /> , see. <section begin="Blüte" /> ,, ‘blossom, bloom, prime,’ from the of the   bluot,  blüete,  bluot,  bluoti, ;  *blôþs,  blêd. See, , , , and. <section end="Blüte" /> <section begin="Bocher" /> ,, ‘youth, student,’ from bachûr, ‘youth.’ <section end="Bocher" /> <section begin="Bock" /> ,, ‘buck, he-goat, ram,’ from<section end="Bock" />